Platform Episode 66 - Kaya Turski

Most people know Kaya as the dominant Winter X Games freestyle
champion, with eight gold medals and a bronze to her name, as
winning the world championships for freestyle skiing. Before all
that, she just so happened to be one of the best female street
skaters of all time. If you require evidence, check out her
section in the D Structure team video What is... and her
exceptional section in the iconic Brandon Negrete video Road To
Nowhere. Both sections are still strong by today's standards and
prove how much she was pushing the envelope for female
rollerblading. Kaya has proven herself to be one of the very best
on both skates and skis, and her career in freestyle only ended
due to chronic headaches which made it pretty much impossible for
her to continue training. She retired from professional skiing in
2017 and has recently started working as a TV correspondant for
major ski events like Winter X Games. I caught up with her back
home in Montreal to find out about her skating background, how
she ended up in a Brandon Negrete video, some memorable moments
from that era, including hanging out with and getting to know
some of the most famous skaters of all time. 


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